Disappearing funnel.



H. S. WELSH.

msAPPEAmNG FUNNEL.'

APPLICATION man Auslso. 1916.

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DISAPPEARING FUNNEL.

APPLICATION FILED Aueao. 191e.

Patented Feb. 19, 1918` alf HARRY S. WELSH, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

DISAPPEARING FUNNEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 19,1918.

Application led August 30, 1916. Serial No. 117,630.

' To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY S. WELSH, a

citizen of the United States, and a resident` of New York, in the countyof New York land State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Disappearing Funnels, of which the followingA is aspecification. t

This invention relates to improvements in funnels and particularly oftypes adapted to collapse so as to be folded into a rela-v tively smallcompass.

One of the principal objects of this invention is to provide a funnelwhich may be used in connection with the filling nozzle, of a watercooler as'applied to automobiles in which the funnel may be inverted andretained inconspicuously within the cooling system of the motor used toactuate the vehicle. t

Another object is to provide a funnel which is capable of being expandedso that the contents of a bucket or other filling receptacle used may bereadily poured into the water tank surrounding the radiator,

and.

These and other like objects are attained.

by the novel design, construction and combination of parts hereafterdescribed andy shown in the accompan ing drawings, forming a materialpart o this disclosure, and in which Figure 1 is a vertical sectionalview showing the application 'of the invention, the funnel being in aninverted and collapsed position.

Fig. 2 is a similar view of the same, the funnel being expanded andshown in an operative position.

Fig. 3Yis a top plan view of the same, parts being removed to show theconstruction.

Fig. 4 is a top plan view showing the parts when the funnel is in aposition shown in Fig. 1, and,

- Fig. 5- is a fragmental view showing a detail of the construction.

In the several views the extreme front portion of a water cooledradiator isvdisclosed, the radiator being indicated by the numeral 10,the surrounding jacket or cooler 11, and the casing 12; at the top ofthe jacket 11 is a raised screw-threaded annular hub 14 to which isfitted a sleeve 15 covered by the cap 16, the same being indented orcorrugated so as to be manually operated as clearlyshown in Fig. 4.

Clamped between the upper edge of the hub 14 and a ange 17, formed withthe sleeve 16, is a ring 20 to which are attached a plurality of hooks21, the same engaging with .eyes 22 formed with flexible connectingelements 23 disposed between pairs of metallic segments 25 arranged toform when expanded Fa conical construction as shown in Fig. 2, theelements 23 being composed of leather or other suitable flexiblematerial and held in-place between the segments 25 by means of rivets 26or other like fastenings. p

In operation, when the funnel is not in use, the ring is held betweenthe sleeve 15 and hub 14 with the funnel elements hanging pendant in thespace above the radiator. When it is desired to make use of the funnelthe sleeve 15 is removed, the funnel and ring withdrawn and re-insertedin a reverse posiyLetters Patent, is

Thecombination with a radiator for automobiles or the like including aflange and a cap having threaded engagement therewith, of a supportingring clamped between the ange and cap, said ring having eyes providedalong the inner side thereof, flexible strips secured to said rings bymeans of said eyes, segmental sections arranged in corresponding pairswith their adjacent edges overlapping the edges of the flexible strips,fastening elements passing through the overlapped edges of the segmentalsections and through the edges of the flexible strips whereby thesections will be secured together in such position as to form a funnel,said sections and strips being foldable downwardly into the radiator.

Signedl at New York, inl the county of New York, and State of New York,this 2nd day of August, 1916.

HARRY S. WELSH.

